Pour a little... no, a LOT of sugar on me
5 stars
It's laid out like a series of magazine articles, there are lots of photos. It's fun! But the writing is not dumbed down, it tells it like it is. Bubblegum music was right on the edge because every time it mentioned sugar, you know it was really about sex.
Also, if you are a late boomer or an early gen-Xer, you remember how smug your big brother or your uncle was about bloated wanky crap like Yes and Grand Funk Railroad. The summer of love had disappeared up its own arse like a cocaine suppository. "Whole Lotta Love" and "Sugar Sugar" both came out in 1969. I love Led Zep as much as the next rock n roll tragic, but somehow there is a perfection about the Archies/Ron Dante's smash hit, the national anthem of Bubblestan. Play it loud and get you revenge on your dopey, clueless older siblings, who …
It's laid out like a series of magazine articles, there are lots of photos. It's fun! But the writing is not dumbed down, it tells it like it is. Bubblegum music was right on the edge because every time it mentioned sugar, you know it was really about sex.
Also, if you are a late boomer or an early gen-Xer, you remember how smug your big brother or your uncle was about bloated wanky crap like Yes and Grand Funk Railroad. The summer of love had disappeared up its own arse like a cocaine suppository. "Whole Lotta Love" and "Sugar Sugar" both came out in 1969. I love Led Zep as much as the next rock n roll tragic, but somehow there is a perfection about the Archies/Ron Dante's smash hit, the national anthem of Bubblestan. Play it loud and get you revenge on your dopey, clueless older siblings, who will be driven insane. Even more insane than they already are.
I sent an email to Kim Cooper to tell her how much I like her writing and she sent me a lovely reply. I also sent one to Sandra Dedrick, the lead singer of The Free Design, who are the subject of a chapter in this book, she also wrote back to me. I feel absolute solid gold love for those people!